Split bootstrap column in n rows with equal height, filling parent height

Question

I'm quite new to Bootstrap, I'm struggling with the grid system while trying to reproduce the following template:

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In this example I have 3 columns:

first columns holds some info/pictures. This column holds a lot of data.
second column holds 3 (but potentially n) contact info (email, address, phone number, ...)
third column holds some random info

I'd like to split the 2nd column into 3 rows, with equal height. What I need to do is to vertically center these 3 rows in the 2nd column, and possibly expand their heights to fill the parent (2nd column) height.

This is an example of what I've achieved till now:

<div class="row container">
  <div class="col-md-4 first">
    <p> ... VERY LONG CONTENT ... </p></div>
  <div class="col-md-4 second">
    <div class="row">
      Telephone number
    </div>
    <div class="row">
      Address
    </div>
    <div class="row">
      email
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="col-md-4 third">
    Something else, vertically centered
  </div>
</div>

Find here a bootply with my code

As an alternative, instead of 3 subrows in the 2nd column, I would also be happy to use a <ul>.

How can I do this? Is there any bootstrap class that I can apply to all 3 rows in order to have them fullfill the parent height?

Thank you in advance

You can use flexbox: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27090585/equal-height-flexbox-columns-in-chrome Or display:table: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11586277/css-making-two-divs-equal-height-with-display-table — cvrebert, Dec 29 '14 at 09:09

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 20 '15 at 06:44

If you are open to use another css library along with bootstrap.You can go ahead with YAML CSS. Which has a good feature for grid system with customization.

What you want can be achieved as follows in yaml.

    <div class="ym-grid ym-equalize" style="border:2px solid greenyellow;">
        <div class="ym-g33 ym-gl">
            <div class="ym-gbox-left" style="border:2px solid red;">
                <h6>Left Grid Column</h6>
                <p> ... VERY LONG CONTENT ... </p>
                <p> ... VERY LONG CONTENT ... </p>
                <p> ... VERY LONG CONTENT ... </p>
                <p> ... VERY LONG CONTENT ... </p>
                <p> ... VERY LONG CONTENT ... </p>
                <p> ... VERY LONG CONTENT ... </p>
                <p> ... VERY LONG CONTENT ... </p>
                <p> ... VERY LONG CONTENT ... </p>
                <p> ... VERY LONG CONTENT ... </p>

            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="ym-g33 ym-gl">
            <div class="ym-gbox-left" style="border:2px solid red;">
                <div class="ym-grid" >
                    <div class="ym-gbox" style="border:2px solid orange;">
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                        <br>
                        <br>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <div class="ym-grid" >
                    <div class="ym-gbox" style="border:2px solid orange;">
                         <br>
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                        <br>
                        <br>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <div class="ym-grid" >
                    <div class="ym-gbox" style="border:2px solid orange;">
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                        <br>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="ym-g33 ym-gr">
            <div class="ym-gbox-right" style="border:2px solid red;">
                <h6>Right Grid Column</h6>
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            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

Excuse the inline styling ... used for reference. Hope this Helps :)

score -1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

I have added css styles to hold columns in place as shown in this answer:

.row {
    overflow: hidden; 
}
[class*="col-"] {
    margin-bottom: -99999px;
    padding-bottom: 99999px;
}

To fullfill the middle column height I have added javascript which counts the left column height and redistributes it to the middle column rows:

$(".parent").each(function(){
    var $children = $(this).children();
    $children.height($(".height_parent").height() / $children.length - 2);
});

In HTML parent is class added to the middle column div and height_parent class added to the left column div.

Here is updated bootply.

thank you for your reply. I'm looking for a css way to accomplish the same result, if possible! — BeNdErR, Dec 29 '14 at 00:51

score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 07 '17 at 07:16

Try this one

HTML

<div class="container">
<h6>parent row</h6>
<div class="row parent">
    <div class="col-md-4 column">
        <p style="padding-top: 260px;">Column one</p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-4 column">
        <div class="row subRow">
            <p>Subrow 1</p>
        </div>
        <div class="row subRow">
            <p>Subrow 2</p>
        </div>
        <div class="row subRow">
            <p>Subrow 3</p>
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-4 column">
        <p style="padding-top: 260px;">Column Three</p>
    </div>
</div>

CSS

.subRow {
    color: orange;
    border: 3px solid orange;
    height: 100px;
    padding-left: 5px;
}

.container .parent {
    border: 3px solid green;
}

.container {
    color: green;
}

.column {
    border:3px solid red;
    text-align: center;
    color: red;
}

I hope it will help someone

score -2 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 29 '14 at 09:33

-2

/* used this code it's help */

.first{
    background: yellow;
    display: table-cell;
  float:none;
}
.second{
    background: white;
    display: table-cell;
  float:none;
}
.third{
    background: orange;  
  display: table-cell;
  float:none;
}

Live Demo

answered Dec 29 '14 at 09:33

Mansukh Khandhar

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The demo you posted is not working, the second column is still top-aligned. – BeNdErR Dec 29 '14 at 22:49
oh add one more property second column "vertical-align:top;" to fix problem. Demo http://www.bootply.com/qEuTywyWGM – Mansukh Khandhar Dec 30 '14 at 04:11

Split bootstrap column in n rows with equal height, filling parent height

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